KING ALEXANDER'S COUP D'ETAT.
NEW GOVERNMENT FOR JUGO-SLAVIA.
STRONG CROATIAN SUPPORT.
"MASTERS IN THEIR OWN HOUSE.'
ĮTHROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN. January 7th. A message from Belgrade states that the news of King Alexsader's coup d'état and the formation of a new government has been received sympathetically in the provinces. The Croatian leader, Dr. Matschek, is reported to have said "The fetters have been burst and the constitution,which for seven years has been blessed by the Croatians has been abolished, and thanks to the wisdom of our monarch we shall now succeed in attaining the ideals of the Croatian people and will really be masters in the house of a free Croatia:?
The new press law decreed by the King is very severe, all com- ment and criticism of the new government being strictly forbidden. Serere penalties are imposed sa anyone who by speech or writing causes popular unrest
The Parliament House is closed and all deputies are denied admission.
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A new law, placing in the hands of the King.. Alexander of Serbia, the entire executive and legislative authority. was published in a
official Gazette to-day.
The new law outlining the powers taken upon himself by the King laya -down that His Majesty is the holder
of all authority...
The King, the Proclamation goes on, is determined to fulfil uafiu- of preserving, by all means in his chingly to the end his sacred duty power, national union and the
State.
The Prime Mover. It is understood that the new force behind these striking develop ments, which indicate the inaugura tion of a Dictatorship. is General He will represent the State in Peter Zifkovitch, a member of the all relations with foreign States, Royal Guard, who has been appoint and will appoint a Prime Ministered Prime Minister by the King.. and other Ministers, who will set
The King it understood, hás under his instructions,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8th, 1929.
RUSSIA'S PATHETIC OPTIMISM AT THE WOMAN AVIATOR'S
ATHEISM.
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATED
AS USUAL.
BETTER LUCK AT EASTER!
(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.)
RIGA, Jan. 8th,
PALACE
SATISFACTORY BULLETIN.
FEAT.
LADY BAILEY'S RETURN,
KING ON UPWARD GRADE. TO THE CAPE AND BACK.
Etanovan REUTER'S AGENCY.}
[BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE).
TRIMMING ELIJAH." DEMPSEY'S TRIBUTE
"QUESTION MARK
'STILL
ALOFT.
ENGINES SHOW SIGNS OF STRAIN.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN (KRVICK}
LÒS ANGELES, Jna: 7th. Circling monotonously 'round
TO RICKARD.
MASSIVE BRONZE · COFFIN.
BOXING PROMOTER'S DEATH.
~(THROUGH KEOTER')® AGENCY.]·
MIAMI, Jan. 7th. Tex Rickard's body was placed in
Rrosy, Jan. 7th. Lowdow, Jan. 7th. The bulletin issued at 17:30 ..
Lady Bailey, wife of Sir Abe: Bailey, who last year flow alone At a conference in Moscow of the states that the King passed
a Zair "Anti-God Society," it was decided | night, and his condition is
from London to the Cape in a 3,000 feet aloft, the Question Mark a bronze coin weighing 2,200 single seater that the failure of the recent cam changed.
light neroplane, completëd its 150th hour in the air pounds, bought by Jack Dempsey paign against the holding of any
reached Paris yesterday on, her re-last night, beating all records. That a cost of £3,000, and conveyed There was an air of more op- religious ceremonies" at Christmas, timism at the Palace to-day. The turn fight, and is expected in engines missed fire repeatedly but to New York for burial.
It is announced that the Sharkey." and against the celebration of the bulletin is regarded as satisfactory London early this afternoon. Her behaved better after refuelling Stribling Axture is not affected by feast by the masses, was largely due and is taken as indicating that the De Havilland Moth machine is The fliers dropped notes, complain-Tax Rickard's death. to the belatedness of the movement. King captiles on the upward equipped with a Cirrus mark two ing of the cold because one of the
It was agreed to renew agitation | grade, immediately in order that the efforts
of the Society might be more suc-
cessful at Eastertide.
In the meantime, the Society has appealed to Soviet organisations to do their atmest to assist in carrying out a special anti-religious cam- paign in the course of the next thres
months.
The Central Committee of the Workers' Union has instructed 'ts local branches fully to support the movement, while the Moscow trade unions have contributed
3,000 roubles to an atheistic Labour Union to mable it to print and dix- tribute among the workers a quan-
engine.
On her outward journey her No morning bulletin, regarding His Majesty was issued from Buck aeroplane was wrecked at Nairobi, ingham Palace on Sunday, though and that on which she is now fy
Telegrams in Brief.
windows had dropped out, but the re-fuelling machino rectified this by ketting down another, by a tope to the fiers.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is Sir Hugh Rigby attended the Kinging is one which was sent out to
Their dogged decision not to progressing favourably towards re- but, after consultation, with Sir Stanley Hewett and Lord Kenya Colony to replace it. Lady descend is probably due to an Lord Dawson of Penn, sad gir Dawson, and the doctors were in Bailey has made no sitempt to exchange of official telegrams in Hugh Rigby decided that he must refrain from public engagements lower records, and apart from her which it was pointed out "Onir for a few weeks, until his health from the air, her only purpose was than the. Question Mark” desire to Africa thoroughly Elijah has gone further and longer
is completely restored.
to demonstrate the utility and reply came Good, let's trim (beat)mitted to the United States Bad
consultation. for over an hour.
the King had spent a fair night, It was, however, given out that and that no change in his condi tion could be reported
see
At 8.15 p.m., the following bulle-safety of the light aeroplane as a tin was posted on the railings out-
means of transport, even over long side the Palace :—
distances.
"The King has had a quiet day and there is some improvement in His Majesty's condition.”
(Signed) STANLEY HEWETT
DAWSON OF PENN. New Sick Room. The King was yesterday moved from his bedroom to the adjoining
Before finally setting off on her homeward journey, she made ex- tensive tours. in Africa. Leaving Pretoria at the end of September, she travelled by the West African
Elijah."
The Owing to the restriction of the number of Polish emigranta ad-
NATIONALIST "REFORMS." France, the National Economic
CHIANG KAI SHEK'S STERN
REPROOF..
Canada, and what is considered the inadvisability of increasing the number of Polish emigrants to Bank: a State concern, is financing. a scheme to divert a greater por tion of the Polish emigrants to Peru. A start will be made with a thousand families which · will kettle on five million acres of land; concession for which has been granted by the Peruvian Governe essential to the salvation of the
Sir Denison Ross, Director of Nationalist Government which is the School of Oriental Studios, left yesterday for a three attempting to save the country.nonths tour in the Near and
A complete change of heart upon
All Ministers will be respousible already appointed all the Ministers tity of literature directed against Audience Chamber, which for the route, vid Kano, Bamako, Dakar, the part of China's War Lords is ment.
to the King.
All laws will go forth from the
King, will be promulgated by Royal Decree, and will be countersigned by the Prime Minister, the Minister directly concerned, and the Minister. of Justice.
This somewhat astonishing action taken hy King Alexander was fore- shadowed by a semi-official.com- munique issued an hour or two be- fore the official Proclamation,
"The King is confronted with a very seriousdilemma" were the opening words of the semi-official, communique, which went on to reler to the political deadlock, and gave instances of the great conflict of views expressed when the King consulted the various Party leaders. Fundamental Change.
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to act under his guidance.
The new non-Parliamentary Gov- ernment may be regarded as a mili- tary one, and political circles are already prophesying that it will be
very short-lived.
It appears that King Alexander's decision to suspend the Constitu tion was taken after audiences of the King with the leaders of the rival political parties, in the course of which the Radical and Democra tic Parties rejected the demand of the Croatian Peasant party for the revision of the Constitution in the direction of far-reaching 'self.
administration in Croatia,
All-Party Cabinet.
It appears that the new Yug Slavian Cabinet represents all
able that General Zifkovitch, the The communique said that the Commander of the Royal Guard, King had had to contemplate "grave decisions implying a funda-fought in the Serbian Army as a general during the war, and has
politics.
mehtal change in the present regime
the clergy.
RESISTANCE TO REFORM.
PLOTS UNEARTHED IN TURKEY..
LEADING CONSPIRATORS
ARRESTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, |
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 8th That the recent reforms imposed
t'me being will be used as his sick room..
The King's condition was Casablanca, and the Straits of regarded as sufficiently satisfac. Gibraltar.. tory to permit the change of room.
The now sick-room is larger and SALVATION ARMY LEADER. General Chiang Kai Shek, the most Middle East, which he is making
will, in some measure, alter the monotony of his surroundings. The audience. Chamber Be the bedroom the King has hitherto occupied overlooks Constitution HIN.
Surmounting the Gradient.
GENERAL BOOTH REFUSES
TO RESIGN.
POSSIBLE SUCCESSORS,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'
LONDON, JA eth. A statement issued from Salvation
freed from all the evil never before mixed himself with ment used by the agitators behind circles that the King is gradually cilat Sunbury on Tuesday.
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influences of party politics.
The Royal Froclamation, which is addressed:
To My dear people: To all Serbs, Croats and Slovenes," de-
clares that the hour has come when there can be no intermediary bc- tween the King and his People.
for the purpose of studying some powerful militarist in the country, of the changed conditions of recent declares in an impressive appeal to years the invitation, of the Persian Government, Sir Denison his countrymen.
Rous will discuss with them the General Chiang points out that question of the modernisation of
the Persian educational system: nearly ninety per cent of the re- He is going to Cairo, Jerusalem," vende of China is now going to Damascus, Bagdad, Basra, Ispahan and Teheran, and; on his return, the support of her awollen armies, will stay in Angora and Constan in spite of the fact that demobi- tinople. lization conferences have been held the Egyptian Government is
The newspaper Siara.states that one after the other since last June amining & proposal put forward
One difficulty, which has been encountered at the present stage of the King's illness is his difficulty in digesting and, assimilating food the point was emphasised in an authoritative' medical
statement issued yesterday.
Otherwise, the condition of the political parties, though it is not upon the people of Turkey by thewound made at the rear base of Army headquarters to-day says that in Peping, and that all the bigger by Mr. Henry Ford to construct
Government are irreligious and are the right lung to drain off the fluid
trampling underfoot the sacred has made steady and satisfactory there is no likelihood of General War Lords have taked incessantly at his own expense, and maintain,
progress and no longer causes Bramwell Booth resigning office be
a macadamised road 250 kilometres about disbandment of troops. traditions of Islam" is the argu-anxiety.
in length anywhere in Egypt, pro It is felt in competent medical fore the meeting of the High Coun
The Chairman of the Nanking Ford cars to enter duty free. The vided the Government will allow Government issues this warning in duty at present is eight per cent. the widespread movement against overcoming the steepest gradient in the Government.
a long uphill road to recovery,
General Booth declines to admit language much more trank than ad valorem. at the moment the charges that he that usually
A Reuter's message from Shang- SIR HUGH RIGBY'S CAREER. is not fit to carry on his duties as leaders. His words are comparable Cecil Clementi, K.O.M.O., Gor- hai states that His Excellency Sir
in straightforwardness with the ernor of Hong Kong, in due there It is learned from a well-informed speeches made by Marshal Feng Yuliner Empress of France, en route today by the Canadian Pacific Hsiang Jest spring and summer, to Hong Kong. His Excellency. who has been Home on leave, dur- when he was pointing to the same ing which time he has taken up evil conditions, in which there since been little change,
The new, Ministers took the oath of office before His Majesty the King this afternoon, after which His Majesty addressed them at some length:
King "Alexander emphasised that so far as they were Ministers respon. sible only to him, they represented, cach in his own sphere, the highest authority in the State."
Parliament's Prestige. "Blind political passions" have been so abused in Parliamentary His Majesty urged them strictly life that the Parliament has become to carry out the laws of the country an obstacle to all profitable work and to endeavour to develop har- on behalf of the State, and also pre-mony and a spirit of national union,. judicial to the development of the equality and equity...... country's external relations.
Its prestige and credit abroad have been severely affected by the absence of a stable and reasonable Government, and this has already begun to provoke moral discrgani- sation and national disunion.
AGREEMENT WITH JAPAN.
(Wah Te: Yat Pas).
SHANGHAL, Jan. 7th.
The Ministers were also asked to do their best to improve the ad- ministration, always remembering that "the prosperity of the State
tion."
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OPERATIONS ON TWO SONS OF THE KING.
Siz Hugh Mallinson
to the
head of the Army.
used by
Chinese
as
several important issues with the
The authorities are pursing their investigations with the utmost vigour, and it has already beca revealed in the course of raids upon suspected premises that the plotter
source that if the Council decides Rigby, that the General is unfit, the most ware planning an armed revolt as K.C.V.O., who performed the re likely successor is the Chief of Staff,
enlmination of the present rent opération on the King, ir
honorary surgeon to the King, Commissioner E. J. Higgins, or agitation.
surgeon to the King's Household, Commissioner David Lamb, the La-
surgeon-in-ordinary The principal objects of the at- and
Stagnation In Wanking. Prince of Wales.
ternational Society Secretary. General Chiang declared that in tacks are, the lawe introducing the
Bir Hugh is recognised in the
Democratisation. Latin alphabet and obliging the profession as one of the ablcat
a recent inspection trip through the living surgeons, and a first-class
A section of the Salvation Army, country around Nanking, he was diagnostician. He is tall, fair, and clean shaven. He is possessed led by Comdr. Eva Booth, sister depressed by the almost complete A Chaprean, the Captain of great charm of manner, and has the of General Bramwell Booth, and stagnation of Kuomintang affairs, the English Teat team which de advantage of being able to make up head of the organisation in and the unchecked arrogance of the telegram: Hearty congratula feated Australis, the following his mind quickly. His hands are America, is demanding drastic petty officials appointed by Nan- tions on victory after most gallant typical of the accomplished, sur changes in the direction of demo geon's, with long delicate, sensitive, and tapering fingera.
in the first law and to serve the whole nation to go back to school People is the most sacred obligato learn to read and write the new characters and the regulations laid down as 'regards dress, particularly in so far as the regulations affect
SZECHUAN DISPUTÈS.
(Wah Ter Tot Pao).
SKANOKAI, Jan. 7th. The Nanking State Counci: ha According to a report from Na decided to send & special commis king a draft Sino-Japanese tarifsioner to Szechuan to settle the agreement has been drawn up as dispute between the antagonistic military groups in that province. a result of informal negotiations The Nationalist Government will between both Governments. The main points of its contents are as
follows:-
The Japanese Government will recognise the enforcement of the new tariff schedule commencing on February End, while the Nanking Government will appropriate a portion of proceeds from the in creased customs revenue for the repayment of old loans made to China in the past.".
hold Generals Tang Sih Kou" and Tan Chung Tao responsible for the suppression of re-actionary elements
OBITUARY.
WOLDED.
Secret Bocletion.
There is scarcely a medical de gree which Sir Hugh Rigby does not possess. He is an F.R.C.8.. England; M.B., London: M.S., and the usual M.R.C.8., L.R.C.P., also of London.
The Police first got wind of the fact that something unusual was afoot in the middle of December. discovered definitely that a secret As the result of enquiries, it was organisation was at work, with its Rigby, late superintendent of the Sir Hugh is the 200 of John
headquarters in Constantinople Enfeld Small" Arins factory. working for the downfall of the though born in Dublin fifty-eight present administration.
years ago, he is. Londoner by education, was it Dulwich College, and had his medical training at University College and the London Hospital.
The first real ne obtained by the Police resulted from the arrest of a number of suspects in the Provinces of Broussa and. Sivas, and following up clues thereby ob tained, a number of more important captures have since taken place.
Raids have been carried out all over Constantinople in efforts to
cratisation.
Colonial Office, has made the trip back East rid Canada. The Em- presa. of France is due here on Wednesday, and His Excellency will make his official landing at Queen's Pier at 5 p.m. on that day.... The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, yesterday sent to Mr.
General Bramwell king, who are talking about bring fight, of which both sides may feel
proud." Booth will probably be unable to ing a new day to disillusioned attend to-morrow's high ecuncil China.
The French Lawn Tennis Asso- moeting, owing to his Minesa Al- I hope the members of our that any player disqualified for ciation has adopted the principle though some postponement of the party will take what I have said decision may be conceded to enable to heart," General Chiang urges. is amateur status if he does not may be restored to professionalism General Branwell Both to attend. "It is worth their while to study repeat the offence for which he has the council will not diaperse until the affairs of Turkey and Japan, been the question under consideration and from such study they will see ruling, the Davis Cup player,
disqualified. Under thisTM has been finally settled. AL-
that Chinese can accomplish some; Feret, who was disqualified at the thing for their country only by hard.
same time as Suzanne Lengles, INTERNATIONAL COURT OF and consistent effort, and then only
may be reinstated. after a song struggle, perhaps fifty
· years."
Mr. Hoover has completed his At the same time, General Chiang South American tour and arrived reveals his gloomy mood in & at Old Point Comfort aboard the speech before the weekly Sun Yat Utah, continuing his journey im Sen memorial service at Nanking. mediately to Washington. He discloses the belief that the A hangar of reinforced concrete Nanking Government has succeed. at the aerodrome at Etangdeberre ed in accomplishing very little to near Marseilles collapsed, killing. and putting into practice its four workmen and injuring lour elaborately expressed idends.
others.
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JUSTICE. REVISION OF STATUTES, The King's Thanks,
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGEN0F.] For many years now he has been a surgeon to the Royal Family, but
GENEVA, Jan... 7th. his present post of honorary-sur-
Senator Elihu Boot has agreed geon to the King was given him in to serve on the committee of experts ran the plotters to earth, but the 1917, and he was knighted in 1918. who are about to revise the statutes persons arrested so far have mostly In 1917 Sir Hugh operated on of the Court of International come from the poorer classes.
Prince Albert, now Duke of York, Justice at the Hague. Senator
Moral Revival Needed, for duodenal ulcer. Beyers Punishment.
Five years Root was
The little Duchy of Luxembourg a member of the first" I find a mental and moral loose-- later he operated on Prince George committee which drafted Several have been released pro-in King Edward VII. Hospital for original statutes.
theness prevalent in the very centre of may abortly become one of the most financial centres of the Nationalist Government, Nan important visionally, but the mors important Officers for removal of the appen-
king," said General Chiang There Europe. Already a cry of alarm are detained in custody. These in des. In both cases the operation
are frequent cases of banditry and circles at the news that an "inter- iz being raised in French financial clude two Mohammedan women, was completely successful, and esın-
robbery, even within the walls of national" stock exchange will oper sisters named Kadrich, who are ed Sir Hughs the grateful thanks of
Nanking Oficiala in our Govern there in January. Business will be alleged to have been plotting for the the King and Queen.
ment indulge in the vices of gam-drained both from the Paris and assassination of Mustapha Kemal. Sir Hugh Rigby's father founded
bling and opium smoking. These
the Brussels bourse it is feared, are evidence of a moral disintegre attracted by the extremely favour Broussa arrests had nothing to do the firm of John Bigby & Co. (Gun-
makers), Ltd.. of Sackville Street. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
tion which cannot be improved by able conditions upon which the new with the Constantinople vigilance
Dr. Francis Edward Shipway,
laws or regulations. We must have bourse will be based. In the first of the police, but the fact is DOW
who administered 'the anesthetic to
Boday, Jan. 7th. a moral and ethical revival if we place the Luxembourg Government more or less admitted,
the King at the recent operation London this morning was
en-are to succeed in our self-appointed announces that there will be no on the King, graduated at Camveloped in "black" fog. During taskippensb
distinction of persons, foreigners These appeals have come as and Luxembourgians will be ad- bridge in 1901. He has been the week-end, slight rain and snow anesthetist at Guy's and St. froze on the road surfaces in many surprise. to the Chinese, being more mitted on an equal footing. The Thomas' Hospitals, and is fac parts if the country, and motoring in the fashion of Feng Yu Hsiang same liberal spirit will be shown turer on anaesthetics at Guy Hoshecame dangerous; many minor ac than of Chiang Kai. Shek. But it towards foreign securities. Foreign pital Medical School.
cidents occurred. In parts of Lon-is generally admitted that condi- stock and native stock will be
WANG TA HSIEH.
(THROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.]
PERING, Jan. 7th. Mr. Wang Ta Hsieh died last If the main points are agreed night at Peping at the age of 71. upon by both parties, the Japanese Mr. Wang, whose last public service Government will despatch Mr wad as a prominent member of the Yoshizawa to Nanking to open Committee of Public Safety at the formal negotiations with the Nan time of the Feastien evacuation of king Government for the conclusion Peking in June, had a distinguish- ed record of diplomatic service both at home and abroad.
As long ago as 1905 he was the Chinese Minister in London, while five years later he was appointed Minister to Japan. In 1916 he be came Minister of Foreign Affairs
Reports of the discovery of the and acting Premier, and in 1818 he movement against the Government was made chairman of the Fortign is now causing great excitement in Affairs Commission.
Constantinople.
of a commercial treaty.
MUKDEN'S ALLEGIANCE.
(Wah Tez Tat Pao),
SHANGHAI, Jan. 7th. General Chang Hueh Liang has telegraphed to Nanking pledging his allegiance to the Central Gov ernment and declaring that here after the army, navy and air forces of Manchuria will be under the absolute direction the Nanking Government.
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In 1822 he became Premier, at the same time holding the office of Minister of Finance. He was also vice-president of the. Washington Conference Commisson and presi- dent of the Red Cross Society.
At first it was stated that the
There is reason to believe that the ceverest justice will be mɗted out to all the conspirators.
It is believed that one of the Kadrich sisters is the principal prganiser of the plot.
LONDON'S BLACK FOG.
MANY MOTORING AC- CIDENTS.
He is recognised both in Great don, early this morning there were tions have become so serious at quoted in exactly the same, way Britain and on the Continent as scenes which on lesser scale ro- Nanking and elsewhere that Gen The costs of the transactions in ad- one of the leading living authori-sembled last winter's silverFeral Chiang's warning is fully justi-dition will be reduced to a mini ties on anesthesia.
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